partial die cut scarecrow

 Hello! Today I’m sharing a card using one of the new die sets from this month’s Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps release. This stamp set is a previously released one so you may purchase the dies separately, if you have the stamps, or both together in a bundle.

Product links: Happy Scarecrow Die Set, Happy Scarecrow Bundle

This happy fella was stamped in the center of the card front. Since he's not layered on, and I didn't want the coloring to bleed through to the inside, I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and blended with Gamsol and paper stumps. Then I used the Partial Die Cutting Technique on my card front to cut around just half of the scarecrow.

After die cutting, I used a trimmer to cut above and below the image, where the die cutting stopped. I glued a piece of plaid paper to the inside and added a few more die cut and colored images. The sentiment and pumpkin were popped with foam tape.

Have a great day!

Diane

Autumn Coffee

 

Happy Monday! Esther here today with this autumn themed coffee card. I started by using my stamping platform to stamp one of the plaid designs from Texture Tiles 4  in rusty hinge distress oxide with a bit of walnut stain layered over top. I inked around the edges with vintage photo distress ink and stamped the coffee rings from Texture Tiles 9 in fallen leaves Versafine Clair ink. Next, I stamped the right panel with the coffee beans from Texture Tiles 9 on kraft card stock and inked those edges as well. The sentiment inside is from the Fall Breeze Stamp Set  and is colored with Arteza real brush pens.

 I cut a medium sized tag using the Tag Collection dies from Tim Holtz and lightly stenciled  the Chicken Wire Stencil in vintage photo distress ink. After stamping and coloring some of the images from the Fall Breeze Stamp Set  I die cut them with their coordinating dies (Fall Breeze Die Set). Last of all I inked a piece of kraft card stock with walnut stain distress ink and die cut it with the Coffee Word Die. 

After arranging all the pieces on my tag, I scored and folded the edge and attached it to the right side of the card under the coffee bean panel. 

Click here to check out all the beverage themed stamps in the Sweet n Sassy Stamps store.

Come back Wednesday for a fun National Coffee Day blog hop with prizes.

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Autumn Wreath

 

 Hello friend, Esther here today sharing this warm and cozy autumn wreath card. I started by stamping the smallest leaves and acorns (from the Autumn Splendor stamp set) in Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink and painting them with watercolors. After fussy cutting I added splatters in both walnut stain distress ink and white acrylic paint. 

 Next, I cut a ring using  the largest two Spellbinders nestabilities dies, and arranged my leaves/acorns around the circle using foam mounting tape for dimension. 

For the background, I stamped the NEW Fall Background in versamark watermark ink on kraft cardstock. I distressed the edges with my open scissors and inked all the way around with vintage photo distress ink from Ranger.  The last step was adding the sentiment in Fallen Leaves Versafine Clair Ink.

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Esther's Favorites for 2020

 

Hello Stamping friends, Esther Asbury here with one final post for 2020!  I've been so blessed to be a part of the Sweet n Sassy Stamps design team this year, and I thought I'd post my personal favorites of all the projects I've created using their stamps from January to December!! It was hard to choose just nine because they've released so many beautiful sets - but these are some of my top picks. 

For more information on any of these projects click the title under each photo - the stamps I used are linked below that. 

- Don't forget about the Year End Sale -

EVERYTHING is 25% off - no code needed!

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Christmas Tags featuring  

Thrill Of Hope  & Welcome Home  

 

Amazing Grace featuring

 Grace So Amazing

 

Berry Sweet Friend featuring 

 Summer Fruits

Praying for You featuring 

Blessings In Disguise & Psalm 23 Background

 

Autumn Van featuring 

 Vintage Van & Scene Silhouettes:Trees & Scene Silhouettes: Woodland 

 

You Are Loved featuring  

In This Together 

 

Love and Prayers featuring 

 My Father's House - Encouraging Thoughts 

- How Tweet - Texture Tiles 1 

 

Lifting You Up featuring 

Flower Garden  &  Encouraging Thoughts

 

Peace featuring 

 Beautiful Birds & Christmas Pine

I hope you've enjoyed this little year in review --- 

 I look forward to sharing more cards and projects with you in 2021.

Autumn ATC's

  

Hello stamping friends. Esther here today sharing something a little different.... autumn themed ATC's using one of my all-time favorite Sweet n Sassy sets called Fur-ever friends. Aren't those critters just adorable?! 

I stamped my images on watercolor paper and colored them with Arteza Real Brush Pens. After layering them on my patterned paper backgrounds, I added some baker's twine bows for extra dimension. 

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 Supplies and tools:

• These Sweet n Sassy Stamp Sets:
  
• Fur-ever Friends
• Incredibly Blessed 
• Mosaic Memories Paper Pack (Recollections)
• Ornate Ovals (Divinity Designs)
• Christmas Quilt Embossing Folder (Couture Creations)
  
• Canson Watercolor Paper
• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)
• Baker's Twine
  

Autumn Blessings

Hello Sweet Friends! Sheri here today to share an Autumn themed Card featuring the NEW Bushel of Blessings stamp set from the August 2020 Release!

I love the images in this set and there are so many possibilities.  I know that sometimes I don't like to color and still would like an elegant looking card.  Well how about a little embossing and ink blending?  Not good at ink blending?  Here's a little trick...I start with a piece of colored card stock instead of white.  You will not only use less ink but will have a little glow in the middle of your image.

1. One a piece of mustard colored card stock stamp the image and sentiment with a Embossing Ink (Versamark), sprinkle embossing powder (gold), and heat set with embossing heat tool.
2. I used the coordinating mustard ink and a light brown along with a ink blending tool. Start with your lighter color and work from the edge and around the card. Don't cover the entire image...I leave the center alone so it looks like there's a bit of  a glow. You can then add the darker color with a very light hand.  You can repeat and stop when you get the desired look.  I always start of the paper and find working on a glass mat very helpful. 
3. The Gold mat was created by taking the Embossing ink direct to paper along the edges of the card stock and embossing with the same embossing powder.  It's an easy way to make sure your golds match.

Card Measurements:
A2 Top Fold Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2")
Gold Mat: 3 5/8" x 4 7/8"
Stamped Image Layer: 3 1/2" x 4 3/4"

 

Happy Stamping!!

 

Blessings of Autumn

 

Hello friends, Esther here with a square card featuring the NEW "Bushel of Blessings" stamp set. I stamped it on watercolor paper, colored it with my Arteza Real Brush Pens, fussy cut, and popped it up on my card front.  I really wanted the main image to shine so I kept the background layers to minimum and left plenty of white space.

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Supplies and Tools:

• Bushel of Blessings (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
  
• Canson Watercolor Paper
• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• Crochet Dies (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
• Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)

Autumn Blessings

Hello friends, Esther here with a fall card in non-traditional colors! I created a subtle background by stamping a sunflower in versamark watermark ink on my dark blue paper, and added interest to my label with some faux stitching done with a white gel pen. The main image was colored with Arteza Watercolor Pencils -- I'm still trying to get the hang of them!

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Supplies and Tools:

• These Sweet n Sassy Stamps sets:
• Bushel of Blessings
• Like a Sunflower
• Canson Mix Media Paper
• Arteza Watercolor Pencils
  
• Album Tags and Accents Die (Heartfelt Creations)
  
• Brilliance Moonlight White Ink (Tsukineko)
• Versamark Watermark Ink
• White Gel Pen
• Foam Mounting Tape
  

Happy Fall

Hi Sweet 'n Sassy friends! It's Julee Tilman, popping in to share a little autumn loveliness I've been creating with this month's release.

This little bear from Rhubarb's Harvest holding his pumpkin makes me smile. It reminds me of when my boys were younger and Trevor picked out a pumpkin almost twice his size. He's never shied away from a challenge, and watching him try to lift that big pumpkin sure did make me laugh!

I wanted to give the feeling of a beautiful October afternoon, so I colored him up with Copics, then blended around the edges with tumbled glass distress oxide. I did a little stamp surgery with the two uppermost falling leaves on the image, cutting them out so I could stamp them individually.  I added them to the largest stitched circle and colored with Copics, inking the edges with tumbled glass.

The sentiment is the final circle element, stamped in gathered twigs distress oxide and embossed clear.  The lovely embossing folder background is debossed with gathered twigs distress oxide, and I finished off with a seam binding bow and a glitter leaf sticker.

For my next little project, I made some fun treat bags for my kiddos. They love candy corn, so I couldn't resist coloring up the Candy Corn Cocoa digital image. This image is available as a freebie in our VIP Facebook Group this month.

These bag toppers are super quick to make. I cut a piece of black cardstock 3.5" x 4.25" and scored at 1.75". I then added a strip of patterned paper to the front that measures 1.5" x 4.25".  The digital image was printed on my laser printer and colored with Copics, then I cut with a circle die and matted onto a scalloped circle die cut. The sentiment is from the Heart Candy set. Then it was just a matter of filling a little bag with candy corn and closing it up. I like to staple each side of the bag to the back flap and use a strip double sided tape to secure the front flap to the bag.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a fantastic weekend!

Autumn Splendor

Good morning! Today I have a sneak peek of the fun new release coming soon at Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps! This month's release will be on October 7.

This stamp set is called Autumn Splendor and is perfect for your fall cards! I stamped the leaves on watercolor paper and then spritzed with water.

Have a great day and on Monday check out all the new stamps in this month’s release!

Diane

Give Thanks

Hi Sweet 'n Sassy friends! It's Julee Tilman popping in this fine Saturday morning to share a couple of the creations I've been working on this month.

Both cards today feature the gorgeous Give Thanks set. I love the leaf imagery in this set. I started by smooshing some Shimmerz inks onto watercolor cardstock, then embossed the leaves in copper over the smooshed background and fussy cut. I then created a simple backdrop by inking up a long acrylic block with coordinating distress oxide inks and then spritzing with water and stamping onto the watercolor paper. I left the block in place with something heavy on it for 5 minutes to make sure I'd get a vibrant transfer of ink.

Once this was dry, I embossed the sentiment from Keep in Touch, Too in white on the panel and cut down to pop up on my card base. I then layered the leaves in a falling formation to finish off the card.

For my second card, I used the rest of the smooshed background leaves I had embossed and fussy cut, adding a bit more vibrancy by spraying with more of the Shimmerz inks.  I tucked in a few leafy sprig die cuts painted in copper and a bit of enamel dots for accent.  The sentiment is from the beautiful Inspirational Word Art 1 stamp set.

If you haven't shopped our Sweet & Sentimental Sale, you should definitely check it out. Both of the sentiment sets I used today, along with a whole host of other stamp sets are included in the sale. The more you buy the more you save!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Fur-ever Friends- Two Different Looks

Hello Everyone!

Lee Ann here again, and its no surprise that I am back with more ideas for the Fur-ever Friends Stamp Set!  I cannot get enough of this set.  And talk about being versatile! 

This first card is a seasonal card, using the leaf stamps in the set.  I also used Typewriter Text Background Stamp and Skeleton Leaf Background Stamp.

Obviously very CAS, I colored the leaves with Copics and fussy cut them out.  I stamped the Skeleton Leaf and Typewriter Text Stamps on a piece of gray cardstock, using gray ink and black ink.  The sentiment is from the So Grateful Stamp Set.  Super simple!
Now this next one uses the same set and looks TOTALLY different!

I have a couple of friends who are expecting grandbabies, so his set came at the perfect time.
I used all of the critters in the set, stamping them in light colored ink and water coloring them.  I then water colored stripes of the same color paints on a larger sheet of watercolor paper. 
I wanted a tone on tone look, but the images got lost in the background, so I put them back in my MISTI and stamped them with a gray ink.  To add even more contrast, I used the Falling Leaves Stamp and some white ink to add texture and a hint of white behind the critters.

Once I was happy with the background, I fussy cut the critters out, used a black Micron pen to color in their eyes, noses, etc. then popped them up on Dimensional tape over their respective color.
The image panel was mounted on gray cs and then that was mounted on a sheet of white cs.  This was trimmed down to fit in a 8 x 10 frame.

Stamp Sets used~

        

Thanks for stopping by!  

Lee Ann